APA Citation Cheat-Sheet - Northwest Indian College

APA Citation Cheat-Sheet

Information from: American Psychological Association. (2005). Publication manual of the American Psychological

Association. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

What You Will Need

Here is a table of what you will need for every source consulted:

Books

Articles

Electronic Resources

Author(s) or Editor(s)

Title Publication Date

Author(s)

Title of Article Title of Journal / Magazine / Newspaper

Same information as for Articles, plus Web Site Address (URL)

City of Publication Publisher

Volume & Issue Number Publication Date

Name of Database Name of Database Publisher

Page Numbers

Date of Access

Write down this information for each source as you take notes during your research. This will help immensely when you are ready to write the paper.

In-Text Citation Format

When you are including a citation in the body of your paper, use the following format. Do not use this format for the citation list at the end of your paper.

Short Quotations ? Include the Author's last name, the year of publication, and the page number you are quoting from. Introduce the quotation with a phrase like "According to..." or "Smith says that..." and follow it with the year of publication in parentheses. Include the page number in parentheses after the quote.

Long Quotations ? For quotes longer than 40 words, start the quote on a new line and indent five spaces from the left margin for the duration of the quote. For this kind of quotation, you do not need quote marks as the indention serves as indication that this is a quote. Include the page number in parentheses after the quote.

Summaries and Paraphrases ? Introduce the paraphrase with "According to..." or "Smith says that...". It is not necessary to include a page number, though you still can if you want to.

Examples: According to Baker (2008), plagiarism "could result in a lower or failing grade and even in your expulsion from university." (p. 3)

In his 2008 presentation, Baker states: In essence, when you quote or paraphrase from somebody else's work without citing it, you are plagiarizing their work. Plagiarism is a serious matter, and could result in a lower or failing grade and even in your expulsion from university. Just rewording your work isn't enough to avoid plagiarism. Since you are still borrowing information heavily from another writer, you still need to include a citation. (p. 3)

Plagiarism could get you kicked out of school or make you fail your class. (Baker, 2008)

The Reference List

Formatting - Remember that your reference list, like your paper, should be double-spaced. Your references should use a hanging indent: That is, every line but the first in each reference should be indented. Sort your entries alphabetically by the authors' or editors' last names.

General Forms

Examples

BOOK

Author, A. A. (1994). Title of work. Location: Dickson, D. N. (1984). Business and its public.

Publisher.

New York: Wiley.

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Author, A. A., Author, B. B. (1994). Title of

Kent, M. L. (2008). Critical analysis of blogging

article. Title of Periodical, #, ##-##.

in public relations.

BOOK CHAPTER OR ESSAY IN A COLLECTION

Author, A. A. (1994). Title of chapter. In A.

Molleda, J., Zoch, L. (2006). Media Relations. In

Editor, B. Editor (Eds.), Title of book (pp.

Botan, C. H., & Hazleton, V. (Eds.), Public

##-##) Location: Publisher.

relations theory II. (pp. 279-311)Mahwah,

N.J.: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

ONLINE ARTICLE (FROM A DATABASE)

Author, A. A., Author, B. B. (1994). Title of

Taylor, M., Perry, D.C. (2005). Diffusion of

article. Title of Periodical, #, ##-##.

traditional and new media tactics in crisis

Retrieved month day, year, from source.

communication. Public Relations Review,

31(2), 209-217. Retrieved 09-16-2008 from

Elsevier Science Direct Database. ONLINE DOCUMENT (E.G. WEBSITE) Author, A. A. (2000) Title of work. Retrieved American Psychological Association. (2008)

month day, year, from source.

ADHD: delay or deviation? Retrieved

09-16-2008 from



APA Style Resources

- APA Style Guide at the Purdue OWL ? Citing Sources Guide at the CSUDH Library - is the APA's official website for APA style ? APA style guide at U. of Wisconsin

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